Worker Listed As Fair

The condition of a Delray Beach parks worker who was slashed by a power saw last week has improved, Delray Community Hospital officials said Saturday.

Timothy D. Simmons, 22, was listed in fair condition at the hospital. He had been admitted to the hospital on Thursday in serious condition.

Simmons was injured Thursday aftrnoon while cutting bushes away from a bike path along State Road A1A near Hibiscus Road. Two bicycles ridden by young boys apparently became tangled in the cord to his saw, authorities said. The saw was yanked back and cut Simmons.

City officials have suspended use of that type of saw until its safety can be evaluated.